Michael Arata, 47, of Los Angeles, and Peter Hoffman, 63, of New Orleans, were charged in a six-count indictment handed down by United States Attorney Kenneth Polite Jr.

Officials said Arata and Hoffman purchased property in New Orleans to renovate it into a film post-production facility.

But investigators said Arata and Hoffman sought tax credits for money they fraudulently claimed had been spent on the property.

Authorities said more than $1.1 million in tax credits were issued.

The indictment stated Arata and Hoffman fraudulently submitted materially false and misleading documents and information regarding expenditures on the property to auditors and state officials to receive the credits.

Hillary Clinton did not have a State Department email account while she served as America's top diplomat, a senior state department official said Monday, and instead used a personal email account during her four years on the job.